American Buckeye vs red-cedar

Aesculus glabra compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	red-cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Trichilia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Trichilia hirta

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and red-cedar share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

red-cedar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.